Coley enjoying the mud..."I got big feet! I got big feet!"
Since my last post on July 4, our life can be pretty much summed up with one word CHAOTIC! We started moving into the new house July 13 and spent our first night here on the 16th. Luckily for us my mom and Michael were her for that week! They were such a help. Michael and I loaded up the van and Mom's Jeep and made 5 trips over the first day. Lots more trips made over the next 5 days. We got a majority of the "little stuff" moved ourselves while mom kept watch over the boys and Bill worked. Then that Saturday, dad and Bill's parents came and helped out some more with the bigger things. The boys stayed with Grammy and Papa at the hotel that night and ended up going home with them for 3.5 days! P was homesick Tuesday night so they came home Wednesday. It was weird not having my boys here, but I survived and made the most of it by painting the half bath and dining room. I've also painted the kitchen since they've been home. Trying to get things done and make our house a "home" before our little princess arrives. You would think she would have arrived with all the moving I did, but NOPE. She has her own agenda and apparently wants her "castle" to be homey and ready for her! We're settled as much as we can be without a shed. Although, we can park one car in the garage. So it's coming along and feels like home already to all of us. The only thing I miss of the old house is the yard...there was no mud/dirt and we had a fence...it was pretty. The new house we have grass in the front and sides but the back was just seeded which equals weeds and just dirt. Fun stuff with 2 boys that are like magnets to it. They have had a bath almost twice a day since we started staying here. I already have ring around the tub. Doesn't help that we have an empty lot that is almost half dirt right next to us either. So I just need to get over it, but I really don't want all that dirt in my house and all those tiny dirt prints on my walls. With time, it will be pretty and there will be no more dirt...hopefully soon!
This week is very busy and chaotic as well! Chloe will be coming Wednesday by c-section regardless of whether she is ready or not! We report at 11 with sx scheduled for 1. I have carried this little princess longer than her brothers and she's been teasing me for the last week and a half with contractions. Thursday we are supposed to be closing on the other house, but now we may not be. I won't be there so we need to do power of attorney stuff which we still haven't received the paper work to get signed and notarized. We were going to try and close on the new house Friday, but if the other doesn't close we can't do the new. So yeah that is our CHAOTIC life right now. Stressing me about the house stuff. The having a baby not so much. I'm looking forward to 2-3 days of relaxing FINALLY and meeting our baby girl!
Also, registered Parker for kindergarten last week! Not so fun for Mom! We did buy some school supplies this evening at Target and he was anything but thrilled with the whole process. Mom, why do I need 3 things of glue? Not sure, but that is what it says you need. What is that box for? and so on and so forth...gotta love him.
Cole and P love to lay by their sister. It's become a regular thing in the mornings. They are so good to her.
Grandma Sue and the kids! Thank you so much for taking care of the boys while we were in the hospital. They had a blast and keep talking about all the fun things you did together. In fact, they have been begging to go hiking and back to Jump Zone. Thank you for everything. We are truly blessed to have you as a Mother, Grandmother, and Mother-in-law!
Our first family of 5 photo.
